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i'm craig melvin and you are watching msnbc, with all the focus on the fiscal cliff, will there be action on gun control. meanwhile, we are going to talk to an attorney general that wants to arm teachers to protect students. and the race to fill john kerry's senate seat. first, fiscal cliff talks. countdown clock tot screen. the senate is shouldering most of the weight of that deadline. senate leaders working behind closed doors to come up with a cliff compromise, something that the house and the president has failed to do so is far. the president has tasked senator majority leader harry reed. >> i have asked senator reed to do it, put a by on the floor to make sure that taxes on middle class families do not go up. and unemployment insurance is still available for two million people and lays the groundwork for economic growth and deficit reduction. >> everything that has been happening in the last several hours has been happening behind the scenes. we have correspondents tracking everything for you. we have luke, luke, i will start with you this hour. the senate officially reconvenes tomo
i'm craig melvin and you are watching msnbc, with all the focus on the fiscal cliff, will there be action on gun control. meanwhile, we are going to talk to an attorney general that wants to arm teachers to protect students. and the race to fill john kerry's senate seat. first, fiscal cliff talks. countdown clock tot screen. the senate is shouldering most of the weight of that deadline. senate leaders working behind closed doors to come up with a cliff compromise, something that the house and...
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but before we do that, let's go to newtown and msnbc's craig melvin as the town continues to mourn and remember the victims. craig, another two funerals today and wakes this evening. >> reporter: s.e. one of the more moving images today is one of those funerals for little james, in fact, after the casket was taken from the church to the funeral home, we saw the -- you know what? and as i'm speaking to you right now, you can hear the sirens in the
but before we do that, let's go to newtown and msnbc's craig melvin as the town continues to mourn and remember the victims. craig, another two funerals today and wakes this evening. >> reporter: s.e. one of the more moving images today is one of those funerals for little james, in fact, after the casket was taken from the church to the funeral home, we saw the -- you know what? and as i'm speaking to you right now, you can hear the sirens in the
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but before we do that, let's go to newtown and msnbc's craig melvin as the town continues to mourn and remember the victims. craig, another two funerals today and wakes this evening. >> reporter: s.e. one of the more moving images today is one of those funerals for little james, in fact, after the casket was taken from the church to the funeral home, we saw the -- you know what? and as i'm speaking to you right now, you can hear the sirens in the background. it appears as if the second casket is being taken from the church to the funeral home right now, as well. one of the more moving images from the church rather to the cemetery. one of the more moving images today, folks out of the cars, they put the hands on their hearts, their hats on the hearts, as well. and the images here in newtown like that they continue to grow. i mean, the makeshift memorials. there are 26 angels that have been placed on a hillside. the 26 christmas trees that the makeshift memorial there continues to grow, as well. balloons and candles and cards and teddy bears. and behind me, as well. so many folks continu
but before we do that, let's go to newtown and msnbc's craig melvin as the town continues to mourn and remember the victims. craig, another two funerals today and wakes this evening. >> reporter: s.e. one of the more moving images today is one of those funerals for little james, in fact, after the casket was taken from the church to the funeral home, we saw the -- you know what? and as i'm speaking to you right now, you can hear the sirens in the background. it appears as if the second...
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. >> nbc's craig melvin joins us live from newtown. craig, there were 800 people in the high school gymnasium. many others outside and many more gathered to say good-bye to no yeah and jack in the services planned for tuesday for at least four other children. >> reporter: tamron, that's right. you mentioned no yeah posner. that funeral at 1:00 today. jack pointo, that funeral set for today. no yeah posner's twin sister survived. we're told jack was a huge new york giants, specifically of victor cruz. yesterday, cruz, the giants star receiver, he had his name on his gloves, he had his name on the cleats, as well and talk that jack pinto might be buried in the number 80 jersey. meanwhile, this morning, moving trucks were there at the elementary school. a number of moving trucks and we're told they're there to remove the furn which you are and some of the other belongings inside the school and take it from sandy elementary school to chalk hill middle which is a middle school in a nearby town here in connecticut that's vacant. officials ar
. >> nbc's craig melvin joins us live from newtown. craig, there were 800 people in the high school gymnasium. many others outside and many more gathered to say good-bye to no yeah and jack in the services planned for tuesday for at least four other children. >> reporter: tamron, that's right. you mentioned no yeah posner. that funeral at 1:00 today. jack pointo, that funeral set for today. no yeah posner's twin sister survived. we're told jack was a huge new york giants,...
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i'm craig melvin. all the latest on the massacre as we con to learn more about the tragedy. >> it is awful. excuse me. i mean -- these are 20 people that we -- a week before christmas that just lost their job, you know. how do you -- how do you live with that? >> certain sly a travesty. it is a scene that no one should have to encounter. but, again, our hearts are broken for the families of these victims. >> right now there are new details this hour on the massacre of the school in newtown, connecticut. 20 children and six adults were killed and the lone gunman took his own life. i understand we are learn something new details about the gunman, adam lanza, and his family. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good afternoon. we are starting to put together some of the pieces of the p s te puz i will. adam lanza was home schooled. he has been described by students who -- when he did go to school, classmates of him, as very intelligent and as we have often heard in these cases, also described as loner. some
i'm craig melvin. all the latest on the massacre as we con to learn more about the tragedy. >> it is awful. excuse me. i mean -- these are 20 people that we -- a week before christmas that just lost their job, you know. how do you -- how do you live with that? >> certain sly a travesty. it is a scene that no one should have to encounter. but, again, our hearts are broken for the families of these victims. >> right now there are new details this hour on the massacre of the...
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i'm craig melvin. many more details coming to light right now about the massacre in newtown, connecticut on friday. we hope to learn more details on precisely how the shooter killed his mother and then himself. we're waiting for an firm neoff news conference start and when it does we'll bring it to you live here in msnbc. we're told the president is about to take off. president obama will be in newtown, connecticut tonight. he is going to be meeting with family members he's going to be meeting with first responders as well and he will also be attending a vigil at 7:00 tonight in the tiny town of newtown, connecticut. again, president obama there getting set to land at andrews air force base. he will head from andrews air force base to bradley air force base there in connecticut and heading over to newtown, connecticut. we go straight to michelle franzen who is on the grown. michelle, what can we expect to find out at this news conference that's
i'm craig melvin. many more details coming to light right now about the massacre in newtown, connecticut on friday. we hope to learn more details on precisely how the shooter killed his mother and then himself. we're waiting for an firm neoff news conference start and when it does we'll bring it to you live here in msnbc. we're told the president is about to take off. president obama will be in newtown, connecticut tonight. he is going to be meeting with family members he's going to be meeting...